No matter how long your beard is, it shouldn’t be fuzzy or scruffy. And for a good looking and shiny beard, you need good beard oil. Beard oil is not just a trend, as men used oil to nourish their beards since ancient history. But how does it affect your beard? Here is a list of the benefits:
Hydration
Hydration is the basic need of both your skin and hair. Without hydration they will get dry and look dull. Drinking water is a great start to hydrate your skin and hair from within. However, a hot or a cold weather also dry and damage your beard and facial skin. Beard oil hydrates and protects them from the outside conditions, ensuring your beard looks healthy and shiny.
Softening
Beard hair, like all body hair, has a much coarser texture and is thicker than the hair on your sculp. These coarse hairs can lead to irritating itching, especially at the early stages of growing beard. Another problem is the uncomfortable feeling your partner might have, if your beard is prickly. Beard oil is the ultimate conditioning agent for your beard. It softens the hair and skin and since it stays on your beard, it enables a long lasting effect.
Styling
Beard oil helps to tame your beard and keep it under control. It doesn’t style or shape it like beard cream, but softens and make your beard easier to brush and handle.
Flake free
Beard dandruff, which is the flaking of the skin, is quite common. Dry or cold weather, tension and yeast that live in the skin are the main reasons for that uncomfortable phenomenon. Beard oil nourishes both beard and skin with hydration and calms itching skin, therefore helps to get rid of the flakes and keep the beard healthy.
Smell
Your beard can be quite smelly after eating, exercising, smoking, taking a train – basically living. Beard oil is a life changer in that sense. It comes in various scents and ensures you smell great at all times and situations.
Brushing your beard might sound unnecessary, or just too much of a hustle. But if
you don’t want to look too shabby, you’ll realize sooner than later, that combing is an
essential part of your grooming routine. WHY?
Combing Benefits
- Using a comb or brush on a daily basis eliminates tangles and knots
- Combing your beard removes loose hair and stimulates follicles, which
encourages healthier beard growth
- The comb helps applying oil or cream to the entire beard
- During the winter, combing your beard is especially important to calm stray
hairs and keep you from looking too scruffy
Combing Tools
- Wide teeth Comb – For longer beards, to help clearing out those tangles and
knots, without tearing lots of hair
- Fine teeth Comb – For fine hair beards, to help shape and maintain facial hair
- Small standard comb- For mustaches and shorter fine hair beards
- Natural hair bristle brush – a fine brush, cut in different lengths, to reach every
level of your beard. Some men find brushing a much more pleasant
experience
When to Comb?
- Don’t comb straight after showering. Combing a wet beard can cause serious
hair loss and breakage
- Don’t comb your beard after using a dryer. It can cause hair loss because the
heat weakens the hair roots
- The ideal time to comb your beard is when you apply beard oil or beard balm.
It’s easier to comb your beard with a moisturizer, since it insures all the hairs
will be covered and nourished, and your hands will stay clean
Tips
- Take your time and brush your beard slowly and gently. That way you’ll be
able to untangle knots with minimum hair loss and tear
- Brush your beard with the grain. Start from the tips and slowly go higher
towards your face. If you don’t like your natural growth, comb it from side to
center, so your beard will adjust its growth to your desired direction
